(a) 
No person shall begin work on any electrical installation within the corporate limits of the city without first securing a permit therefor from the office of the electrical inspector.
(b) 
No permit shall be required for minor work such as repairing flush switches, replacing fuses, or changing lamp sockets and receptacles.
(1987 Code, sec. 8-91)
(a) 
Application.
Homeowners and holders of master electrician’s licenses shall make application for a permit to the electrical inspector or his representative.
(b) 
Issuance.
Upon proper application for a permit and after payment of the required fees stipulated in section 3.03.002, the electrical inspector, or his representative, shall issue the applicant a permit for the proposed installation.
(c) 
Affidavit by homeowner; number of permits.
In the case of a homeowner’s permit, he shall also sign an affidavit showing ownership of the property and his bona fide intention to live therein and that he has not secured a homeowner’s permit for at least two (2) years. The requirement of only one (1) permit every two (2) years is not applicable to permits for repair work or extensions of the original wiring. The affidavit shall also state that the homeowner will perform all of the electrical construction without any physical assistance from anyone except members of his immediate family living in his household.
(d) 
Eligibility for homeowner’s permit.
A homeowner’s permit shall apply to single-unit residential property only, and then only if he lives in the unit.
(e) 
Prohibited installations by homeowner.
A homeowner shall not install wiring in any portion of a duplex, triplex, apartment, commercial, retail, industrial or any rental property of any nature.
(f) 
Homeowner’s permit for additions or alterations.
This requirement shall not prohibit a homeowner from securing a permit or permits within the two-year period for wiring in an addition or an alteration to the residence for which the original permit was issued.
(1987 Code, sec. 8-92)
Permits shall be issued only to master electricians or to their representatives and to homeowners who qualify as set forth in section 3.04.162.
(1987 Code, sec. 8-93)
The city, the county, the state and the United States of America shall be exempt from the paying of any fee for any electrical permit, but shall be required to obtain a permit.
(1987 Code, sec. 8-94(c))
When a holder of a master electrician’s license or a homeowner fails to obtain a permit for a job before commencing work on such job, such person then becomes liable for a double charge for the permit at the discretion of the electrical inspector. The payment of such doubled fee shall not relieve any applicant from fully complying with the requirements of this article in the execution of the work or from any other penalties prescribed herein.
(1987 Code, sec. 8-95)
(a) 
Every permit shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the installation authorized by such permit is not commenced within ninety (90) days from the date of such permit or if the installation authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned, at any time after the work is commenced, for a period of sixty (60) days.
(b) 
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be obtained; the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount paid for the original permit.
(1987 Code, sec. 8-96)
(a) 
If, for any reason, the construction as set forth in the permit to be done is not done and will not be done, the purchaser of the permit may receive a refund of the fee paid provided he surrenders the permit to the electrical inspector, or his representative, within sixty (60) days after the date of the permit.
(b) 
A minimum of two dollars ($2.00) shall be retained in the case of all refunds made.
(1987 Code, sec. 8-97)